have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, burning Furnace of divine love,

Heart of Jesus, abode of justice and love,

Heart of Jesus, full of kindness and love,

Heart of Jesus, abyss of all virtues,

Heart of Jesus, most worthy of all praise,

Heart of Jesus, king and centre of all hearts,

Heart of Jesus, in which all the treasures of wisdom and science are contained,

Heart of Jesus, wherein dwell-
eth the very fulness of the
divinity,

Heart of Jesus, in which the
Father was well pleased,

Heart of Jesus, of whose ful-
ness we all have received,
Heart of Jesus, the desire of
the everlasting hills,

Heart of Jesus, patient and most merciful,

Heart of Jesus, bountiful towards all who implore Thee, Heart of Jesus, Fountain of life and holiness,

Heart of Jesus, the propitiation for our sins,

Heart of Jesus, saturated with revilings,

Heart of Jesus, bruised for our evildoings,

Heart of Jesus, which became obedient unto death,

Heart of Jesus, pierced with a spear,

Heart of Jesus, source of all consolation,

Heart of Jesus, our life and resurrection,

Heart of Jesus, our peace and
our atonement,

Heart of Jesus, the victim for
sins,
Heart of Jesus, the Salvation.

of those who hope in Thee, Heart of Jesus, the hope of those who die in Thee,

have mercy on us.

Heart of Jesus, the delight of

all the Saints, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, spare us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord.

Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy on

us.

V. Jesus meek and humble of heart, R. Make my heart like unto Thine. Let us pray.

O Almighty and eternal God, look down upon the heart of Thy most beloved Son and upon the praises and satisfactions which He offers to Thee in the place of all sinners, and do Thou, appeased by these appeals to Thy mercy, grant us pardon, in the name of the same Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.

ACT OF CONSECRATION TO THE SACRED HEART

OF JESUS.*

(BY BLESSED MARGARET

ALACOQUE.)

MARY

I N. N. give and consecrate myself to the Sacred Heart of our Lord Jesus Christ; I give to Him my person and my life, my actions, pains and sufferings, so that my entire being may be devoted to honor, love and glorify Him. My determination, taken forever, is to be and do all for love of Him, and to give up with all my heart everything that could displease Him.

I choose Thee therefore, O Sacred Heart, for the only object of my love, the protector of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy against my malice and weakness, the repairer of the sins of my life,

*Leo XIII by rescript of June 1, 1897, grants 300 days of Indulgence to those reciting this act.

and my safe refuge at the hour of death. Be then, O Heart of Goodness, my justification before God the Father, and ward off from me the darts of His just wrath. O Heart of Love, in Thee I place my entire trust, I fear everything from my own malice and weakness, but I hope all from Thy goodness. Destroy, therefore, in me whatever may displease or resist Thee. Let Thy pure love penetrate so deep into my heart that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee. I implore Thee by Thy goodness, let

my name be written in Thee, for my wish is to find my happiness and glory in living and dying as Thy slave.